West Pennsboro Township is a

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that is located in

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, United States. The population was 5,561 at the time of the 2010 census.

History

The John McCullough House was added to the

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in 1978, though it has been demolished. USPO 17081 Plainfield CumberCo PA

Geography

The township is located just west of the geographic center of Cumberland County and is bordered to the east by the borough of

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, the

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. The borough of Newville is situated on part of the western border. Conodoguinet Creek, a tributary of the

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, forms the northern border of the township, and Big Spring Creek, a tributary of the Conodoguinet, forms most of the western boundary. The southern boundary follows

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. There are several unincorporated communities located in the township. Plainfield, in the eastern part of the township, is a

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. Elliottson, Greason, and West Hill are also in the east. Mount Rock is situated on U.S. 11 near the center point of the southern border, and Big Spring is near the southwest corner of the township. According to the

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, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.15%, is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,263 people, 1,938 households, and 1,501 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,016 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 98.71%

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, 0.30%

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, 0.15% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.08% from other races, and 0.44% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.34% of the population. There were 1,938 households, out of which 32.5% had children who were under the age of eighteen living with them, 68.2% were

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living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. Out of all of the householt were documented, 18.3% were made up of individuals, and 9.0% had someone living alone who was sixty-five years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.00. Within the township, the population was spread out, with 24.2% of residents who were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every one hundred females, there were 97.0 males. For every one hundred females who were aged eighteen or older, there were 96.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $45,873, and the median income for a family was $50,208. Males had a median income of $35,966 compared with that of $24,438 for females. The

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for the township was $19,382. Approximately 6.2% of families and 8.4% of the population were living below the

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, including 15.4% of those who were under the age of eighteen and 5.0% of those who were aged sixty-five or older.

References

External links

West Pennsboro Township official website
{{authority control Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area Townships in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Townships in Pennsylvania